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Rathite

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Description
Locality: 
Lengenbach Quarry, Binntal, Valais, Switzerland
Class: 
Crystals on Matrix
Size Range: 
Small miniature (3-4.5 cm)
Size: 
2 × 3 × 1.5 cm
Largest Crystal: 
0.30cm
Description

Dark metallic grey to black, lustrous, tabular rathite crystals up to 3 mm across on white sugary dolomite matrix from the classic locality Lengenbach quarry in Switzerland. The crystals are imperfect, with typical striations on the crystal faces.

Mineral Data
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Rathite

Formula: 
Pb8Pb4-x(Tl2As2)x(Ag2As2)As16S40
Strunz: 
2.HC.05d
Hardness: 
3.0
Type Locality: 
Lengenbach Quarry, Fäld (Imfeld; Im Feld; Feld), Binn Valley, Wallis (Valais), Switzerland

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Europe (under 1 kg)
$20
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$20
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$20
rest of the world (between 1 and 2 kg)
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